The Baxters: A Prequel

The Baxters is a heartwarming and moving prequel to the Baxter Family Series, following the family as they face rising tensions during a wedding and a colossal storm. It explores dark currents of conflict and doubt, and a shocking moment of danger brings important truths to light. The book is an unforgettable testament to the power of love, family, and faith.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: 27 October 2022
Publisher: Simon & Schuster

This heartwarming and poignant prequel to the "heart-tugging and emotional" ( RT Book Reviews ) #1 New York Times bestselling Baxter Family Series follows the family members as they navigate escalating tensions during a wedding and a colossal storm. A terrible storm brews in the early morning sky over Bloomington, Indiana, as Elizabeth Baxter prepares to celebrate her daughter Karis wedding to Tim Jacobs. It's supposed to be the happiest of days, but Elizabeth can't shake a growing sense of dread. Is the storm a sign? Something bad is about to happen. Elizabeth knows it. Indeed, dark currents of conflict and doubt coursing through the Baxter family. In the midst of them, Kari Baxter is starting to panic. Is marrying Tim a mistake? And what about her family? Her brother Luke is angry and resentful of their sister Ashley, who has recently returned from Paris, a single mom with a son she too often leaves with their parents. At the same time, Ashley and their sister Brooke have lost the faith that is the family's glue. Against all this, Kari sees Ashley rejecting her longtime love, Landon Blake, who clearly cares for her, no matter what happened in Paris. When the storm reaches a terrifying crescendo, a shocking moment of danger brings important truths to light. At the end of the long day, can the Baxters remain a family, tested but stronger? From an author who "writes with seemingly effortless poetic elegance" ( Booklist ), The Baxters is an unforgettable testament to the power of love, family, and faith.

Weight: 281g
Dimension: 213 x 140 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781982104269